#9238CD#9238CD

#9238CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.220 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9238CD
RGB	rgb(146, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(276, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(276, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.8%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.28, 61.75, -60.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.28, 86.72, 315.41°)
OKLab	oklab(53.86% 0.1358 -0.1727)
OKLCH	oklch(53.86% 0.22 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.2854, 13.3475, 59.0427)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9238CD #73CD38

analogous

#4738CD #9238CD #CD38BD

triadic

#9238CD #CD9238 #38CD92

tetradic

#9238CD #CD4738 #73CD38 #38BDCD

square

#9238CD #CD4738 #73CD38 #38BDCD

split-complementary

#9238CD #BDCD38 #38CD47

monochromatic

#4E1C6F #7028A0 #9238CD #AD69D9 #C89AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#9238CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#9238CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9238CD

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9238CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9238CD	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0167CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9238cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.220 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b777dd',
    500: '#9238cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9238cd;
$custom-light: #b777dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9238cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 146,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.242,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53861,
    "c": 0.21974,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9238CD

secondary

#AAD18F

accent

#E34583

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9238CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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